Rider Risk
Profile
Risk factors associated with snowmobile
accidents (from an Ontario Study*)
| RISK FACTOR |
LOW RISK |
HIGH
RISK |
| Gender |
Female |
Male |
| Marital Status |
All Other |
Never Married |
| Ave Distance Ridden/Yr |
< 1000 KM |
> 1000 KM |
| Frequency/Yr |
< 30 Times |
> 30 Times |
| Speed on Lakes |
< 90 KM/Hr |
> 90 KM/Hr |
| Speed on Groomed Trails |
< 50 KM/Hr |
> 50 KM/Hr |
| Average # Drinks/Sitting |
0 - 2 |
> 2 |
| 5+ Alcoholic Drinks/Sitting |
- |
YES |
| Driver Inexperience |
- |
YES |
* Snowmobilers in a Northeastern Ontario
Community: A Survey of Characteristics, Injury Profiles and Strategies for
Injury Prevention.
